by Jessie Tofts | Oct 8, 2019 | projects in plain english
The Apprentice – Week One – Managing Expectations in South Africa In an Apprentice first, the teams are sent to Cape Town where they’re challenged to set up and sell their own safari and vineyard tours. Unhappy customers will be able to claim a refund on the...
by Jessie Tofts | Oct 8, 2019 | #howtobeaPM, #howtowinthe apprentice, projects in plain english, the apprentice
Successful Project Management The Apprentice How to be a successful project manager on The Apprentice… “I am disgustingly ambitious…”, “I can see that I’m going to be a really strong candidate… because I can see that I’m stronger than the other...
by Jessie Tofts | Jul 17, 2019 | projects in plain english
Should project managers be lean, or agile? by Steve Tofts There’s no reason why a project shouldn’t be both lean and agile; both concepts come from the same place. Lean thinking Lean thinking originated in an MIT study of the Japanese motor industry, in particular...
by Jessie Tofts | May 21, 2019 | agile, government, lean, logistics, nhs trusts
Can robots manage projects? by Steve Tofts Last week Radio 4’s PM programme ran a series of reports looking at the impact of machines on human jobs. The series examined the retail industry, healthcare, construction and logistics. So what about project management? The...
by Jessie Tofts | Dec 19, 2017 | ARCHIVE
The Apprentice – Week Ten: Fashion Show Lord Sugar gathers the candidates at Somerset House where he reveals that they are to become fashion agents, selling garments for designers. They must select a designer, plan and organise a catwalk show and put together a...
